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11/26: Congress Structure and Impeachment

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Structure of Congress and the Impeachment Inquiry  Unit 4: The Legislative Process | 10pt Classwork/Preparation 
    Directions​: By the end of the block, save a copy of this document into your googledrive and  independently complete the following steps of the activity. Individually submit your document  to Schoology as a 10pt CW/P grade.    1. Review the following websites to describe the responsibilities of each leadership role  and identify the congressperson (and party affiliation and state) currently in each role.  ○ House of Representatives  ○ Clerk of the House of Representatives  ○ Senate  ○ Library of Congress ​Congressional Glossary    Role  Responsibilities  Congressperson   (party and state) 
Speaker of the House     
House Majority Leader     
House Majority Whip     House Minority Leader     
House Minority Whip       Honors Civics 500 | D. Silkman 
President Pro Tempore     
Senate Majority Leader     Senate Majority Whip    Senate Minority Leader     Senate Minority Whip     
 2. Use the websites in part 1 to provide brief definitions for each of the following terms: 
  Term  Definition 
standing committees   
joint committees   
conference committees   
select committees   
caucuses   
 3. Search the internet and find ​2 different news sources​ that have updated information  about the current status of the impeachment inquiry in the House of Representatives  from the last 3 days​. Include the links to those 2 news sources below.  
Name of News Source  Link 
       4. In the spaces below, provide summaries of the 2 news sources. Then, use the  information from your 2 news sources and the websites from part 1 to ​explain how the  current impeachment inquiry fits into the structure​ of the House of Representatives. 
  Summary of First News Source​ (4-6 sentences)            
  Honors Civics 500 | D. Silkman 
Summary of Second News Source​ (4-6 sentences)             How does the current impeachment inquiry fit into the structure of the House of  Representatives? Which congressional leaders are currently in charge of the  impeachment process? What type of committee is coordinating this effort?
   (4-6 sentences) 

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The Congress
Student’s Name
University Affiliations
Question One
Role

Responsibilities

Congressperson
(party and state)

Speaker of the House

The speaker is tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that the legislation supported by the majority party is passed by the House ("THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", 1949).

Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California.

House Majority Leader

The Majority Leader is the main spokesman of the majority party ("THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", 1949).

Democrat Steny Hamilton Hoyer of Washington, D.C.

House Majority Whip

He ensures that all members are present to vote in the chamber("THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", 1949).

Democrat Jim Clyburn of South Carolina.

House Minority Leader

He is tasked with the responsibility of publicizing and promoting the Agenda of the party ("THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", 1949).

Republican Party
Kevin Owen McCarthy of Carlifornia.

House Minority whip

He has the duty of collecting and organizing votes within their party ("THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", 1949).

Republican Party
Steve Scalise
Louisiana

President Pro Tempore

He is the presiding officer when the Vice President is absent ("THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", 1949).

Republican
Chuck Grassley

Senate Majority Leader

He is the spokesperson of issues concerning their party ("The Senate and the Heads of the Senate", 1848).

Republican party
Addison Mitchell McConnell, Jr. from Kentucky.

Senate Majority Whip

He is tasked with the duty of collecting and organizing votes ("The Senate and the Heads of the Senate", 1848)
.

Republican Party
John Thune from South Dakota.

Senate Minority Leader

He deals with all procedural queries concerning his party("The Senate and the Heads of the Senate", 1848)

Democratic Party
Charles Schumer
From New York.

Senate Minority Whip

He gathers and organizes ("The Senate and the Heads of the Senate", 1848)
votes in case of major issues.

Democrat
Dick Durbin from Illinois.

Question Two
Term

Definition

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